Love mends even the broken parts
Nodding at Morgan's suggestion, Loren fell into step beside her, shortening his stride to match her. "I didn't think this should wait." There was something almost apologetic about the words, but his expression grew even more determined, if such a thing were possible.
When they entered the ruins of the Palace, he glanced around, and nodded again. Holding the door open for Astra, he let it swing shut. Then, without preamble, he launched into his tale.
"There's a tunnel underneath the Sea of Glass that leads high into a mountain range into a volcanic region. I encountered Wessex, Hotaru, and Kiada exploring the Sea of Glass. I thought it looked suspicious enough that I decided to tag along. We navigated the tunnels, which partially collapsed on us. Once we emerged into the volcanic region, we came upon a being, wreathed in fire, supposedly Eirachi's brother. Amalia appeared, supposedly sent by Vi, and the five of us approached." He paused to let that sink in.
"After an initial misunderstanding, we determined that the being had been bound by a strange object lodged in its chest. We removed the object, but unfortunately Kiada perished." Eyes tightening with pain, he took a deep breath. When he spoke next, his voice was steady. "The being was freed, and thanked us. After that, I returned here immediately and came to you."
When they entered the ruins of the Palace, he glanced around, and nodded again. Holding the door open for Astra, he let it swing shut. Then, without preamble, he launched into his tale.
"There's a tunnel underneath the Sea of Glass that leads high into a mountain range into a volcanic region. I encountered Wessex, Hotaru, and Kiada exploring the Sea of Glass. I thought it looked suspicious enough that I decided to tag along. We navigated the tunnels, which partially collapsed on us. Once we emerged into the volcanic region, we came upon a being, wreathed in fire, supposedly Eirachi's brother. Amalia appeared, supposedly sent by Vi, and the five of us approached." He paused to let that sink in.
"After an initial misunderstanding, we determined that the being had been bound by a strange object lodged in its chest. We removed the object, but unfortunately Kiada perished." Eyes tightening with pain, he took a deep breath. When he spoke next, his voice was steady. "The being was freed, and thanked us. After that, I returned here immediately and came to you."
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